Greater achievement. Fewer resources. Add Better
The Add Better label highlights GEA solutions that are significantly more resource-efficient than their predecessors – from industrial machines through processes to digital solutions and entire plants. Add Better is our commitment to enable customers to save resources and achieve their goals with sustainable, future-proof solutions.
Add Better in action
How we empower our customers to drive sustainable change
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Sustainable solutions that deliver progress
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Add Better solutions as of October 2025.45.7%
share of sales generated from sustainable solutions in 2025. GEA’s sustainable solutions include all products and consulting services in the Add Better family as well as all so-called “Scope 4” products and all solutions and offerings that are considered environmentally sustainable under the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The latter also includes New Food solutions.35.9
million t CO2e saved along the value chain by the end of 2025. Impact is calculated on a cumulative basis, beginning with the 2019 reference year up to 2030, and reported annually.13.2
Mio. m³ water savings at customer sites over the lifecycle of Add Better solutions sold in 2025.
Sustainability: The foundation of our business success
Mission 30 is our strategy to accelerate sustainable, profitable growth. It is designed to achieve our financial goals by 2030 while making a positive impact. Our sustainability commitments are key to supporting this path.
Responsible innovation
We develop environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions for a better world and to support our customers' sustainability goals.
Resilient operations & communities
We uphold the highest environmental and social standards at our own sites and in our purchasing activities.
Thriving employees
We champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and continued employee growth to be the engineering industry's employer of choice.Net Zero 2040
We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero across our entire value chain by 2040 – a goal validated by the Science Based Targets initiative and aligned with the 1.5°C pathway.
Circular economy
Circularity enables us to enhance customer lifetime value while contributing to both our customers’ and our own decarbonization targets.
Ratings and rankings
GEA achieves top sustainability rating
In 2025, GEA has once again earned the highest rating – Platinum – in the globally recognized EcoVadis sustainability assessment. This places the company among the top one percent of over 100,000 assessed worldwide for sustainability performance.
Sustainability Report 2025
A closer look at our progress
Discover how GEA is driving sustainable growth with clear targets, measures, results, and long-term value creation in our Sustainability Report 2025.
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